中考英语总复习二轮 中考时事阅读第10期.docx

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中考英语总复习二轮中考时事阅读第10期

内容

Passage1阅读理解

似曾相识的“既视感”是怎么回事？

Passage2阅读表达

巨鲸落，万物生

Passage3阅读表达

曼巴精神永存

Passage4阅读理解

为什么人们会在疫情期间囤积卫生纸

Passage5词汇填空

学会接纳特别的自己

Passage6阅读理解

优秀的译者助力中文作品走向世界

中考英语时事阅读第10期

Passage1：

Meetingagainforthefirsttime

Youvisitaparkonedayandsomeonenearlycrashesintoyouwhileridingtheirbike.Youfeellikeyou’veexperiencedthisparticulareventbefore.Hasthishappenedtoyou?

Thisstrangefeelingisactuallyquitecommon.Inpsychology（心理学）,itisknownas“dejavu（似曾相识的感觉）”.

Howcanweexplainthisphenomenon（现象）?

Scientistshavetriedtouse

virtualreality（虚拟现实）technologytoreproduceit.Inonestudy,scientists

usedthevideogameTheSimstostudydejavu.Forexample,theyreplacedthebushesinthegame’svirtualgardenwithtrashcans.Whenplayerslookedatthegarden,theyexperiencedasenseofdejavu.

Scientiststhinkdejavumightbeexplainedasasimplefailureofmemory.Weseesomethingthatlookssimilartosomethingwe’veseenbefore,butourbrainsfailtofindtheexactmemory.However,thebrainstillrecognizes（识别）

thesimilarity,leavinguswithasenseoffamiliarity（熟悉感）.

Epilepsy（癫痫）,abraindiseasethatcancauseseizures（突然发作）,isbelievedtobeanextremeexampleofdejavu.Peoplewithepilepsyoften

experienceunusualfeelingssimilartodejavu.

Shouldwebeworriedwhenweexperiencedejavu?

Aslongasitdoesn’taffectyourdailylife,researchersthinkthereisnoneedtoworry.Infact,somescientistsbelievethatitmaybehelpful.Theybelievedejavumightbecaused

bythebrainrearranging（重新组织）misplacedmemories.Thiscouldshowthat

ourmemoriesareworkingwell.Thistheoryalsoexplainswhyyoungerpeoplearemorelikelytoexperienceit,astheirbrainsarestillgrowing.

1“Dejavu”refersto_____.

A.aphenomenonthathappensduringsleep

B.aphenomenonthathappensmorethanonce

C.asenseoffamiliarityinanewsituation

D.acommonfeelingofstrangeness

2：

Howcanscientistsexplaindejavu?

A.Byexperiencingitthemselves.

B.Byreproducingitinanexperimentalsetting.

C.Bystudyingvideogames.

D.Bystudyingpeoplewhohavepoormemories.

3：

Whatdoweknowaboutdejavu,accordingtoParagraph3?

A.Itseldomhappenstopeoplewithgoodmemories.

B.Itshowsthatourbrainsareingoodshape.

C.Itisrecognizedasamentalillness.

D.Ithappenswhenourmemoriesfail.

4：

Thelastparagraphtellsusabout_____.

A.thepositivesidesofdejavu

B.theinfluenceofdejavuonmemory

C.newfindingsaboutdejavu

D.youngpeoplewhoexperiencedejavu

参考答案：

CBDA

Passage2：

Lifeafterdeath

Whenwhalesdieintheocean,theirhugebodiesfalltothebottom（底部）.Scientistshaveanameforthis:

awhalefall（鲸落）.InMarch,Chinesescientistsdiscovered（发现）awhalefallintheSouthChinaSea（中国南海）.ThisisthefirstwhalefalleverfoundinChina.

Afterthewhalefallstothebottomofthesea,otherseaanimalseatthemeatoffthedeadwhale.Butdidyouknow?

Thedeadwhalecanbecomeanecosystem（生态系统）.Manyanimalsliveonit.

Whathappensduringawhalefall?

Thewhalebodygoesthroughthreestages（阶段）.Whathappensduringthesestages?

Let’stakealooktogether.

No.1

Thewhalebodyattracts（吸引）lotsofseaanimals,suchassmallfish,sharksandcrabs.Theycometoeattheskinandmuscleofthewhale.Usually,ittakesatleastfourmonthsforthoseanimalstoeatthewhale.Wow,whatagoodmeal!

No.2

Afterthewhalebecomesaskeleton（骨架）,otheranimalscome.Theyaremollusks（软体动物）andworms（蠕虫）.Theybuildtheirhomesonthebones（骨头）.Theseanimalsareweak（柔弱的）.Thehugeandstrongwhalebonesprotectthem.Thisstagemaylast（持续）forabouttwoyears.

No.3

Bacteria（细菌）playanimportantroleatthethirdstage.Theydisintegrate（分解）thelipids（脂类）inthebonesandgetenergy（能量）fromit.Thensmallanimalssuchasseasnails（海螺）andclams（蛤蜊）eatthebacteria.Thisstagecanlastforaslongas100yearsbecausethewhalebonesareverylarge.

Somescientistsbelievethereisafourthstage.Whenalltheusefulpartsaregone,thewhalewillbecomepartofareef（礁岩）.Seaanimalsliveandplayaroundit.

Didyouknow?

ThewhalefallfoundintheSouthChinaSeais3meterslong.Itisstillinthefirst

stage.Scientistssawfisheatingthetailofthewhale.Thismeansthewhalediedrecently.

Whalefallsarerare

Therearelessthan50naturalwhalefallsintheworld.SoitisluckyforChinatofindone.Whyaretheysorare?

Theseaisverybig.It’shardforpeopletolookforwhalefallsinsuchabigarea.What’smore,becauseofwhalehunting（捕鲸）,therearefewerwhalesintheworld.Whalesareselfless,evenwhentheydie.It’stimeforustoshowrespect（尊敬）tothesegreatanimals.

1：

WheredidChinesescientistsdiscoveredawhalefall？

2：

Howlongdoesittakeatthefirststageafterwhale’sdeath？

3：

What‘simportantatthefirststage？

4：

Whydidthethirdstagelastforaslongas100years？

5：

Whalefallsarerare

参考答案：

1:

intheSouthChinaSea

2：

ittakesatleastfourmonthsforthoseanimalstoeatthewhale.3：

Bacteriaplayanimportantroleatthethirdstage.

4：

becausethewhalebonesareverylarge.

5：

Theseaisverybig.It’shardforpeopletolookforwhalefallsinsuchabigarea.What’smore,becauseofwhalehunting,therearefewerwhalesintheworld.

Passage3：

InspiredbyKobe

AlthoughKobeBryantisnolongerwithus,hisunbreakablewillonandoffthebasketballcourtliveson.Thismonth,itwasannouncedthatthelatesuperstarwouldbeinductedintotheNaismithMemorialBasketballHallofFame,aprestigioushonorforbasketball’sbest.AlongsideBryant,eightotherswillbeinductedataceremonyonAug29.

“Hisfiercecompetitiveness,workethicanddrivewereunmatched,”JeanieBuss,owneroftheLosAnglesLakes,toldESPN.“ThosequalitieshelpedBryantleadustofivetitles–andhavenowbroughthimtotheHallofFame,

wherehewillbeenshrinedwiththegreatesttohaveeverplayedthegame.Noonedeservesitmore.”

Indeed,whatelevatedBryantabovehispeerswashisunmatchablecommitmenttobethebest.Hewasruthlessinhispursuittodominatehisopponents.Hecalleditthe“mambamentality”aftertheblackmamba,oneoftheworld’sdeadliestsnakes–andalsoafterthetopkillerfromthe2003movieKillBill,accordingtoTheNewYorker.

ThemambamentalitybecamesopopularthatBryantdetailedhisprocessinhisbookTheMambaMentality:

HowIPlay.Init,herevealedhisfamouslydetailedapproachaswellashisphysicalandmentalpreparationtonotjustsucceedatthegame,buttoexcel.

“Mambamentalityisallaboutfocusingontheprocessandtrustinginthehardworkwhenitmattersmost,”hewroteinthebook.“It’stheultimatemantraforthecompetitivespirit.Itstartedjustasahashtagthatcametomeoneday,andit’sgrownintosomethingathletes–andevennon-athletes–embraceasamindset.”

Bryanttookafteroneofbasketball’smostlegendaryplayers,MichaelJordan,notonlywithregardtoJordan’splayingstyle,buthiscompetitivenature.

“Ilikedchallengingpeopleandmakingthemuncomfortable,”BryantwroteinanexcerptpublishedonthePlayers’Tribune.“That’swhatleadstointrospectionandthat’swhatleadstoimprovement.YoucouldsayIdaredpeopletobetheirbestselves.”

ThoughmanywereshockedandsadwhentheLosAnglesgreatdiedinahelicoptercrashinJanuary,allsignspointtoBryant’slegacypersistingforgenerationstocome.Whetheryou’reabasketballplayerornot,youcan’tdenytheKobe’spowertoinspireyoutobeyourbestself.

1：

whenwilltheceremonybeinducted？

2:

WhatDidJeanieBusssayaboutKobe?

3:

WhatdidKobethinkofMambamentality?

4:

DidKobedieinahelicoptercrashinJanuary?

5：

WhatdoyouthinkofKobe’spower？

参考答案：

1:

onAug29.

2:

Hisfiercecompetitiveness,workethicanddrivewereunmatched

3:

Mambamentalityisallaboutfocusingontheprocessandtrustinginthehardworkwhenitmattersmost

4:

：

Yes；itis5：

inspired

Passage4：

Panicbreedsstockpiling

Beinginthemidstofapandemiclockdowncanmakepeoplefeelworried.

Butnothinghasexemplified（例证）thispanickybehaviormorethanhoarding

（囤积）,specificallytoiletpaper.

Seeminglytranscending（超越）bordersandcultures,peoplefromallovertheworld,includingtheUS,UKandJapan,havebeenclearingsupermarketshelvesprimarilyforthisnecessity.Butwhat’sthereasonforthissuddentoiletpaperfixation?

Youcanunderstandpanicbuyingfood,butdowereallyneedthismuchtoiletpaper?

StevenTaylor,authorofthebookThePsychologyofPandemics,toldtheIndependentthatourtoiletpaperhoardingisaproductofourdisgust.Duringapandemic,people’ssensitivity（敏感）todisgustincreases,likewhenyouflinch

（躲避）ifsomeonenearbysneezes（打喷嚏）.

“Disgustislikeanalarmmechanism（机制）...andwhatbettertoolforeliminating（消除）disgustingmaterialthantoiletpaper.Ithinkthisishowitbecameaconditionedsymbolofsafety,”hesaid.

WritingforTheConversation,NikiEdwardsofTheQueenslandUniversityofTechnologysaid,“Whenpeoplehearaboutthenovel

coronavirus,theyareafraidoflosingcontrol.Andtoiletpaperfeelslikeawaytomaintaincontroloverhygiene（卫生）andcleanliness.”

Anotheroneofthemostprominentreasonsbehindthistoiletpapertrend,

accordingtotheBBC,isthesnowballeffect.Duetoitsprominentcoverage,bothinthenewsandsocialmedia,peoplenaturallyask,“Willtherebeenoughtoiletpaperformyfamilyandme?

”Thisinvariably（一成不变地）leadstomorepeoplefollowingthecrowdandbuyingtoiletpaperbecauseoftheirfearofmissingout.

“Fearisverycontagious.Sowhent